Does anyone know if the porsche big red brakes will fit on a w203. If they do i am going to buy some tommorow because supposedly they are the best brakes avaiable at the moment. Thanks alot

Do you mean like can you just go to a Porsche dealership, buy some random big reds, and throw them on your car? Is so, and you are serious, ummmm, well, no you can not.

If you mean custom fitting some, well, anything is possible for enough $$$.

www.movit.de

I believe Mov-It no longer uses Porsche brakes. I believe they make their own now.

DTM FAN,

Could you check on that and post it?

Personally I think that if I ever want bigger brakes on my benz, I am going to put benz brakes on it, so I can always get the pads unless of course, other brakes dont squeak so dam* much.

Have you ever put on big brakes from other companies like bremo, etc?


Thanks,

Austin

actually my dad put Brembos on his cl600. THey are nothing short of perfect, but they carry a heavy premium.

You may want to check out the KLEEMANN brake kit. It is super-natural. I have installed one of these kits. The rear brake calipers in the kit are larger than the front when the car came off the line.

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that you might want to read before you spend you're next mortgage payment on a set of massive brakes.

Pretting interesting reading.

Here's the link

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'93 W124.036 199/040 leder; 8.25x17 EvoIIs, up in flames...LITERALLY!
'93 W124.036 481/040 leder; euro delivery; 8.25x17 EvoIIs
'88 R107.048 441/409 leder; Euro lights
'87 W201.034 199/040 leder; Euro lights; EvoII brakes; 8x16 EvoIs - soon: 500E rear brakes
'70 R113.044 050/526; factory alloys; Euro lights

The Kleeman brakes run like 8 grand. I may have a c240 but that is not in my budget. I came across a company called ssbrakes that manufacture very good brakes out of aircraft aliuminum.

You can put Big Brakes on just about anything. sometimes just changing calipers on a car will be a big improvement. I have used the Red Porsche calipers on other cars before and have had good results. When going to big brakes it is important to know the pad size area & the Caliper Piston Area so you can calculate the brake torquing force. I have an old Wilwood catalog with a lot of formulas to figure that stuff out. The latest craze in Asia is installing BREMBO calipers from the Nissan Skyline GT-R. They can be had for about $300 a set used. They will fit front rotors 11 - 13" diameter 1" brake disc thickness. Back is 10-12" rotors 3/4" thick. I will try to get pictures and post them.

A good link from a "racer's" perspective is here:
http://www.teamscr.com/grmbrakes.htm

Excerpt:
"In summary, brake system modifications have their place to help make your ride more consistent, predictable, and user-friendly; however, if your ultimate goal is to decrease your stopping distance, look no further than the four palm-sized patches of rubber connecting your ride to the ground."

:-) neil
1988 360TE AMG
1993 500E

I agree with the whole tires thing. I mean, my 300E's brakes aren't that good at all, but if you mash that brake pedal down, you are gonna lock up all 4 wheels no problem, and at just about any speed, I say get wider rolling stock first, especially considering mercedes has this thing with putting really skinny tires on just about all of their cars....

235/45/R17 is a really good upgrade, but the rolling diamater is about 4mm bigger.

205/55/R16 is perfect because it doesnt change the ride height.

Neither of them rub.

the 235/45/R17s lock up if you really really get on it. I think they stop pretty fast.

Austin

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1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.

I am currently debating on whether to put on new tires and wheels, something like 18x8. But the brakes will be even more effective with the new rubber.

if you have the money... nice 13-14 inch rotors would look incredibly sweet tucked under your 18 inch rims...


btw.. who drives the sl500? I mean.... your mom has the ml55, and your dad has the cl... so who gets to drive the sl?